A Florida mother is warning parents after her teenage daughter's sudden death. NBC Miami reports Alexi Ryann Stafford, 15, of Weston, took one bite of a Chips Ahoy Reese's peanut butter cookie. Her mother wrote in a now-viral Facebook post that this was "a fatal choice." Mother Kellie Travers-Stafford explained that her daughter, who had a severe peanut allergy, thought the cookies were safe."The top flap of the package was pulled back and the packaging was too similar to what we had previously deemed 'safe' to her," she wrote. Alexi went into anaphylactic shock and, despite two EpiPen shots, died within two hours of eating the cookie. "As a mother who diligently taught her the ropes of what was okay to ingest and what was not, I feel lost and angry because she knew her limits and was aware of familiar packaging, she knew what 'safe' was," Travers-Stafford wrote. She shared two pictures: one showing the Reese's variety that killed her daughter and one showing the regular chewy kind. Both have very similar red packaging. Travers-Stafford hopes to spread awareness and encourage companies to make ingredient information more obvious. Her post has been shared nearly 70,000 times as of Tuesday morning. "We take allergens very seriously," Chips Ahoy wrote in response to users' demands. "Chewy Chips Ahoy! made w/ Reese's Peanut Butter Cups packaging clearly shows that it contains peanuts through words and visuals. Package color indicates Chewy, Chunky, or Original. Consumers should always read the label for allergy information."A statement from Chips Ahoy's parent company, Mondelez, echoed the need for consumers to read allergy information but added, "We were very saddened to hear about this situation." A GoFundMe campaign for Alexi's memorial fund has raised nearly $30,000.

Miami, Fla. —

A Florida mother is warning parents after her teenage daughter's sudden death.

NBC Miami reports Alexi Ryann Stafford, 15, of Weston, took one bite of a Chips Ahoy Reese's peanut butter cookie. Her mother wrote in a now-viral Facebook post that this was "a fatal choice."

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Mother Kellie Travers-Stafford explained that her daughter, who had a severe peanut allergy, thought the cookies were safe.

"The top flap of the package was pulled back and the packaging was too similar to what we had previously deemed 'safe' to her," she wrote.

Alexi went into anaphylactic shock and, despite two EpiPen shots, died within two hours of eating the cookie.

"As a mother who diligently taught her the ropes of what was okay to ingest and what was not, I feel lost and angry because she knew her limits and was aware of familiar packaging, she knew what 'safe' was," Travers-Stafford wrote.

She shared two pictures: one showing the Reese's variety that killed her daughter and one showing the regular chewy kind. Both have very similar red packaging.

Travers-Stafford hopes to spread awareness and encourage companies to make ingredient information more obvious.